Handle for paper boxes



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HANDLE FOR PAPER BOXES.

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Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVALTON DUANE SMITH, OF PROPHETSTOIVN, ILLINOIS.

HANDLE FOR PAPER BOXES.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,078, datedNovember 26, 1889.

' Application filed February 15, 1889. Serial No. 299,928. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,WALT0 DUANE SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Prophetstown, in the county of \Vhiteside and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Handles for.

Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to handles for boxes made of paper, pasteboard,or other light material; and it has for its object to provide a handlewhich shall be simple in construction, inexpensive, neat, and ornamentalin appearance, which may be easily attached to a box in such a manner asto be perfectly strong and secure, and by means of which boxes of anawkward shape may be conveniently handled.

IVith these ends in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction, arrangement, and combination of parts which will behereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of abox having one formof my improved handle attached thereto. Fig. 2 isaperspective view ofabox to which a modified form of my improved handle has been applied.Fig. 3 is a top view of the'handle shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is asectional view on the line a" 00 in Fig. 1.. Fig. 5 is a plan view ofthe handle shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on Fig. 7is a bottom View of one of the handles ready to be applied to a box.Fig. 8 is a detail view of the washer and pin used for attaching thehandles and of the flaps for covering the pin. Figs. 9, 10, 11, and 12are sectional views illustrating various modifications of my invention.Figs. 13, 14, and 15 are views showing modified constructions of thecord for attaching the handle to the box. Fig. 16 is a perspective viewillustrating the operation of my improved box-handle.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

My improved handle consists, mainly, of a strip A, of pasteboard,leather, or any other suitable material, which may be of an oblongrectangular shape, oval, or of any desired or- This strip is providedwith a'series of openings or per- .lin, or the like.

forations B 13, arranged in a longitudinal row, such perforations beingpreferably four or six in number. hen four perforations are used, theyare preferably arranged in pairs near the ends of the strip A. V hen sixare used, the additional pair will be arranged near the middle of thestrip A. The perforations' B may be provided with eyelets C; but this isnot necessary or essential to the operation of the invention.

D is a strong cord, which is threaded through the perforations B B,commencing by passing it upward through one of the perforations at oneend of the strip and threading it through the successive perforations,ending by passing it downward at the other end of the strip, whichlatter, in conjunction with the said cord, constitutes the handleproper.

In Figs. 1, 3, and 4 of the drawings I have shown a rectangular handleprovided with four openings for the passage of the cord. In Figs. 2, 5,and 6 the handle is shown to be of a scalloped or ornamental shape andprovided with six openings for the passage of the cord. In otherrespects the construction is identical.

In attaching either of the forms of my improved handle to a box thelatter is to be provided with suitably-located perforations E E for thepassage of the ends of the cord D.

F designates a washer, which may be constructed of leather, pasteboard,or any other suitable material, and to the four sides of which areattached flaps G G, of paper, mus- The ends of the cord D having beenpassed. through the perforations in the box, one of these washers isadjusted upon each end of the cord and an ordinary pin II is passedtransversely through the latter, so as to prevent its withdrawal. Theflaps G G are then folded over the pin and secured by means of paste orglue, and the device is then ready for use. The pin serves to preventthe cord from being withdrawn from the box, the washer serves to givesadditional strength, and the flaps which are attached to the washer forma cover or casing for the pin, preventing the latter from becomingdetached or from injuring the contents of the box. It is obvious that myimproved handle may be attached either to the cover or to the body of abox at any convenient point, or that two or more handles may be attachedto the same box or to the box and cover at different points.

It is self-evident that my invention is susceptible of numerousmodifications in the construction of the details thereof. Of suchmodifications several have been shown in the drawings hereto annexed inFigs. 9,10,11, and 12.

In Fig. 9 the cord D is simply passed through the perforations in thebox and secured by means of ordinary pins passing transversely throughits ends. This is the simplest form of my invention, and is one whichmay beapplied to light and cheap grades of boxes. In

Fig. 10 the ends of the cord have been passed through the perforationsin the box and secured by means of a transverse pin, a simple washer ofpasteboard being interposed for the purpose of re-enforcin g thematerial of which the box is made. In Fig. 11 the pin,arranged in thesame manneras in Fig. 9, is simply covered by a piece of paper or muslinL, secured by means of gum or paste to the inside of the box. In Fig. 12the construction shown in Fig. 10 is repeated the pin and washer, aswell as the projecting end of the cord, being also in this case coveredby a shield L, of paper or muslin,attached directly to the box.

Numerous other modifications, which will readily suggest themselves, maybe resorted to in the manufacture of my invention without departing fromthe spirit thereof.

As hereinbefore stated, the cord D used in connection with my inventionmay be any ordinary cord of suflicient strength for the purposeintended. In order to prevent the transverse pins from tearing outthrough the ends of the said cord, the latter may be provided withmetallic tips of the kind with which shoe-laces are customarily providedor with metallic binding-tips of any desired construction. A cord thusequipped has been shown in Fig. 13 of the drawings hereto annexed, themetallic tips being indicated by letters 0 O. In lieu of the metallictips, the ends of the cords might be tied with short strings I as shownin Fig. 14:, or their ends might be simply immersed in a solution ofglue or the like, so as to providethem with a coating, as shown at Q inFig. 15,whereby the raveling of the ends will be effectually prevented.

My improved handle, in addition to forming a neat and useful attachmentto the box,

may be made serviceable to form a label for the same descriptive of thecontents or bearing the name or advertisement of the dealer ormanufacturer or any other matter which it may be desired to imprintthereon.

The operation and advantages of my invention will be readily understoodfrom the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed.

The construction of my improved box-handle is very simple andinexpensive, and it may be readily attached'to light boxes of any kindor construction. It is obvious that the handles maybe kept in stockseparately from the boxes and attached to the latter as occasion mayrequire. Different grades of the handles may thus be conveniently kepton hand for attachment to boxes of different sizes and kinds.

lVhen the washers having the flexible flaps attached thereto are used inconnection with my invention, I prefer for convenience to provide thesaid flaps with a coating of gum, so that they may be readily secured bysimply moistening the same.

My improved handle, being perfectly fiat, occupies but trifling room,and will not add materially to the space occupied by the boxes to whichit maybe attached.

lVhe-n not in use, the handle will lie down flat against the cover orbody of the box, as the case may be, as shown in the drawings heretoannexed; but when it is to be used it may be readily grasped and thefingers inserted between the handle and the box or cover, owing to theflexible nature of the material of which the parts are composed. It isespecially adapted for boxes containing hats, furs, and the like,which,owing to their bulk, are usually very inconvenient to handle; but it mayobviously be attached to boxes of any kind or'description whatsoever.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. A handle for paper boxes, consisting of a flat strip havingperforations and a cord passed through said perforations and throughperforations in the box, in combination with means for preventing thewithdrawal of the cord from the said perforations, substantially as setforth.

2. A handle for paper boxes, consisting of a flat strip havingperforations arranged in a longitudinal row, a cord threaded throughsaid perforations and having its ends ex tended through perforations inthe box, and pins passing transversely through the ends of the said cordinside the box, substantially as set forth.

A handle for paper boxes, consisting of a flat strip having alongitudinal row of perforations, a cord threaded through the saidperforationsand through perforations in the box to which the handle isattached, Washers arranged upon the ends of the said cord, and pinspassing transversely through the ends of the latter, substantially asset forth.

4:. The combination, with a paper box, of a handle attached thereto bymeans of a cord threaded through perforations arranged in a longitudinalrow in said handle and extending through perforations in the said box,pins passing transversely through the ends of said cord inside the box,and shields covering the said pins, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with a paper box, of a handle attached thereto bymeans of a cord the ends of which extend through perforations in theends of said box, pins passing transversely through the said cord, and awasher interposed between the pins and the box and having flaps foldedover the pins to cover and protect the same, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a paper box, of a handle consisting of a flatstrip having a 1011- gitudinal row of perforations, and a cord threadedthrough said perforations and having its ends extending throughperforations in said box, and transverse holding-pins passing throughthe ends of the cord, the ends of said cord being provided withstrengthening material to prevent said ends from raveling and the pinsfrom coming loose from the same substantially as set forth.

WALTON DUANE SMITH.

Witnesses:

E. P. BROWNE, CYRUS EMERY.

